Anyone gotten a double upgrade on an A-330?
May 24, 2001, 8:43 am
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Anyone gotten a double upgrade on an A-330?
My upgrade to business cleared for my CLT-LGW flight tomorrow ... now I'm wondering if it is even remotely possible to volunteer a second Systemwide to the gate agent for a double upgrade ...
May 24, 2001, 8:45 am
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I very very highly doubt it. They'll know immediately that you upgraded to business and I think the gate agent would get heavily penalized for letting you upgrade again to first. The way they protect first I'm expecting armed guards next time I'm on A-330
May 24, 2001, 3:05 pm
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I was told it is saved as a perk for full fare Envoy passengers to upgrade into. Employees can also use it, and my observation is they are a lot of what is riding up there. Why not. More power to them.
May 24, 2001, 3:16 pm
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I got it once from CDG-PHL, due to a HUGE screw-up in seating assignments. I suspect if I had ever asked, though, I would've promptly been shot down, disregarding how many SWUs or miles I would have given up! I was on an $800 fare (RT), so it was a great deal for the occasion!
May 28, 2001, 7:33 am
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For 160,000 miles it's a shame you're not in first. But the official word is the same....you can't upgrade the award ticket from Envoy to First using a SWU.
May 28, 2001, 9:19 am
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Which is precisely why they have a 125,000 point award for FC. It's competitive with other intl. airline FC awards in a 3 class airplane, and we all know how people have raved about US FC on the A330.
May 28, 2001, 9:30 am
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>Which is precisely why they have a 125,000 point award for FC.
250,000 for the premium FC award...no way I could swing that one. I'm feeling battered enough for giving up so many miles.
[This message has been edited by LEB (edited 05-28-2001).]
250,000 for the premium FC award...no way I could swing that one. I'm feeling battered enough for giving up so many miles.
[This message has been edited by LEB (edited 05-28-2001).]
May 28, 2001, 3:11 pm
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Originally posted by BizJet:
are your dates not at all flexible enough to get a standard award (w/capacity controls). 80,000 for envoy and 125,000 for first.
are your dates not at all flexible enough to get a standard award (w/capacity controls). 80,000 for envoy and 125,000 for first.
Is it ever the case that more award seats open up near departure date?
May 28, 2001, 9:55 pm
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This may seem like a silly question...but did you check to see if they have any non-premium First Class awards? The thought crossed my mind that if you were specifically looking for Envoy, perhaps non-premium First Class awards were never checked... Anyway, I guess it's worth mentioning, just in case... 
May 29, 2001, 2:23 am
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An employee told me they pay 120.00 for A330 first transatlantic each way. Wheras UA employees get upg for free when avail on UA. The employee I talked to said she would have to work 12 hours to pay for this as she was fairly new.
May 29, 2001, 6:22 am
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Originally posted by usair321:
An employee told me they pay 120.00 for A330 first transatlantic each way. Wheras UA employees get upg for free when avail on UA. The employee I talked to said she would have to work 12 hours to pay for this as she was fairly new.
An employee told me they pay 120.00 for A330 first transatlantic each way. Wheras UA employees get upg for free when avail on UA. The employee I talked to said she would have to work 12 hours to pay for this as she was fairly new.